Laurie Koel

M.S., PCC

United States

Laurie is an Executive Coach who specializes in leadership development with an emphasis on effective communication and conflict resolution skills. Laurie has been a coach for over 15 years. She works with her clients to address their needs while maintaining a continuous connection to the organizational needs and expectations of the client company. Laurie works with assumptions, beliefs, and emotional intelligence, while also focusing on the needs and interest of an individual. She assists her clients in navigating through difficult conversations while maintaining their self-respect and integrity.

Professional/Business Experience

Laurie has worked with executive officers, directors, and mid-level managers in a variety of industries. Results have produced visible, sustained change in behavior and relationships such as increased agreement and cooperation from colleagues, staff members, and clients.

Laurie blends the disciplines of organization development, conflict resolution, and integral coaching in her work. Past work has included building communication skills, idea generation, team building, and training. Her work is results oriented with attention to relationship building where solutions are created and implemented. She places great emphasis on interpersonal communication and management skills. Laurie fosters communication and understanding between management and staff through facilitation and mediation. Currently, she is a mediator and mediation training coach at the Center for Conflict Resolution, (CCR), in Chicago, Illinois. Laurie also trains and coaches mediation students at many prominent law schools and firms throughout the Chicago and Illinois area.

Laura has an MS in Organization Development, a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting and is an ICF Certified Coach.

Mike Milsted
President, Managing Partner
Michael Grubich
President, Managing Partner
Shelley Smith
Managing Director, Leadership Practice & Executive Coach
Shelly Beaver
Senior Consultant
Ivan Benson
PHR, ACC, BCC
Angela Bonner
Executive Coach/Consultant
Bill Chan
Coach/Consultant
TD Chandrasekhar
Coach/Consultant
Cory Colton
PCC, BCC
Trent Cummings
Director of Customer Solutions
Marcella De La Torre
EdD, ACC
Jane Dolan
PCC
Laura K. Dolnik
MA, PCC
Joan H. Evans
BS PT, MBA
Dave Gromacki
Senior Director, Customer Solutions
Andy Hillig
Director, Customer Solutions and Executive Coach
Donna Kartz
Client Services Administrator
Felix Lam
Coach/Consultant
Yengyee Lor
MA, PCC
Colette M. Luckie
MA, BCC
Lori Lutze
MS
Krista R. Morrissey
MAE-OD, PCC
Samir Nakra
Coach/Consultant
Dexter Nolley
M.Ed, ACC, BCC
Kathy Oswald
Laura Parrino
Senior Executive Career Consultant
John D. Rice
Veronica Rollandi
ACC
Rupinder
Coach/Consultant
Sarita
Coach/Consultant
Cheri Thomka
Office Manager
Mike Touhey
MBA, ACC
Nandita Warrier
Coach/Consultant
Diane Watson
MS, PCC
Greg Zisser
Director of Business Operations